Valfal's photos

For the group "Soundtrack to Life"- The Memory of Trees by Enya: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be3XeghxjgM Last winter I had ample opportunity to snap some interesting photos of tree shadows on snow-covered ground. When I came across this image in my photo archive, an Enya song titled "The Memory of Trees" came to mind. It also happens to be one of my favorite melodies. Enjoy!

-Soundtrack to Life- "Serenade to Spring" by Secret Garden: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWfunG_m96k Spring is my favorite time of year, and seeing these beautiful trees in bloom at Winterthur Gardens near Wilmington, Delaware were a real treat!

Detail of my grandson's pet Bearded Dragon lizard. Fascinating creatures, they are! For Colour of the Month: light orange and/or grey

A Treasure Hunt: 4. Butterflies – real or fake but preferably real if possible – Nancy - TH5/15/4 I had problems finding real butterflies in my area this month, so I've had to make the best of the situation using this lovely ring as a substitute. Also for Archive Airings....... AA 150.....Silver or Gold

A Treasure Hunt: 17. Nets - any sort of nets, sports nets, fishing nets, hair nets! – Ruth - TH5/15/17 Tomatoes and nets seem to go well together!

A Treasure Hunt: 5. Still life using 3 vegetables (3 of the same or 3 veg of different types) – Fanny - TH5/15/5

10-Week Picture Project: Week 10: (May 25-31): 5-10 sided shape: Pentagon (5 sides), Hexagon (6 sides) Heptagon (7 sides) Octagon (8 sides), Nonagon (9 sides), Decagon (10 sides) A sign shaped like a hexagon at the popular Walt Disney World riding attraction named "Test Track".

Detail of a red maple leaf backlit by the sun. I am fascinated by its intricacy!

A fence that borders my back yard.

A Treasure Hunt: 12. Colour Combination - blue and yellow only – Nancy - TH5/15/12 A replacement photo of item number 12. Hopefully this image better suits the requirements :-)

This was a huge fountain display at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA.It is presently undergoing extensive renovation. The project will take 2 years to finish.

10-Week Picture Projects: Week 9: (May 18-24): Diamond The new Yankee Stadium located in Bronx, New York.

A Treasure Hunt: 20. Crow’s Creative Corner - You have two options: if you're a fan of Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, create a photo representative of the books. If you aren't a HHGTTG fan, just find a bulldozer or other large piece of earth-moving equipment. - (DeForest Ranger) – TH5/15/20 Since I have never read the book, the logical thing for me to do was find earth-moving equiptment to photograph. I went to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA yesterday, and came across some big earth movers; they are in the process of renovating the largest fountain display in the Gardens.The project will take two years to complete.

A Treasure Hunt: 14. Only One - one of something, anything but only one using minimal, negative space, pov, and dof - subject has to be recognizable – Nancy - TH5/15/14

Treasure Hunt: 11. Kathy’s Camera Techniques - Getting Backgrounds Right (ie. avoiding distracting backgrounds) - For this month's challenge shoot a subject (animate or inanimate) with a pleasing background behind it/him/her. Your goal is to have the background enhance the subject rather than distract from it. - Evergreengirl – TH5/15/11

Treasure Hunt: 16. Artistic Abstract - Shapes, lines, patterns, colour - true photo no manipulation - presented in a square format – Nancy - TH5/15/16 An extreme close up of a backlit maple leaf. The black areas are shadows of other leaves. Also for Colour of the Month: green

Treasure Hunt, Item 9: Take your best shot of clouds for the month of May. - Russ - TH5/15/9